Cameroon vs Tajikistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cameroon
3.88 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
3.91 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
175th
Tajikistan rank
172nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cameroon
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 3.91 years against 3.88 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Tajikistan ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 years | 2.83 years | 0.657 years | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 4.64 years | 3.18 years | 1.46 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 3.45 years | 1.57 years | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 2.33 years | 3.27 years | 0.938 years | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 2.34 years | 6.19 years | 3.85 years | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 4.3 years | 2.78 years | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 3.04 years | 4.28 years | 1.24 years | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 3.82 years | 4.06 years | 0.2446 years | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cameroon or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 3.91 years against 3.88 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cameroon and Tajikistan?
- 0.03 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Tajikistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Tajikistan ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.